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Vox4 Nov, 15:17
A Democratic election win in Texas could extend health insurance coverage to about a million more people in the state.
Waging Nonviolence4 Nov, 13:55
Voters repudiated Trump. Grassroots momentum will shape what comes next.
The Mirror US4 Nov, 12:37
Washington DC voters approved a ban on foie gras sales in restaurants, a win for animal rights campaigners opposed to force-feeding ducks and geese.
Reasons to be Cheerful4 Nov, 11:46
The Election That Transcended Tribalism
Agência Pública4 Nov, 11:13In Portuguese
A ressaca eleitoral de Trump
Democrats swept the 2026 US midterms, taking the House and Senate and winning governorships in Georgia, Ohio and Texas, signaling rejection of Trump's agenda.
The 19th4 Nov, 09:56
These trans and nonbinary candidates just made history
Tom's Hardware4 Nov, 09:23
US voters approved 33 local ballot measures restricting data centre development, with six more leading, including outright bans, moratoriums and limits on size and resource use.
Good News Network4 Nov, 09:00
Italy Sees Collapse in its Homicide Rate to 3rd Lowest in the EU
The 19th4 Nov, 02:54
Democrats hit a new milestone: 100 women in the House
The 19th3 Nov, 23:22
Democrats just flipped the U.S. House. Women candidates got them there.
The 19th3 Nov, 23:05
Gina Hinojosa pulls off stunning upset to become Texas’ first Latina governor
The 19th3 Nov, 22:50
Democrat Deb Haaland to become the country’s first Native American woman governor
unesco.org3 Nov, 14:43
UNESCO recognized girls' education programs in Morocco and Peru, where 97.5% of Moroccan participants passed their school year and 99% avoided child marriage, while Peru's project reached 37,000 rural girls and halved teen pregnancies in targeted schools.
Mongabay3 Nov, 12:09
Brazil election sparks threats to reinvade Indigenous Amazon territory
Reasons to be Cheerful3 Nov, 10:07
The Counter-Extremism Expert Building Our Capacity for Compassion
Positive News3 Nov, 09:34
What if we stop treating social care like a service? This village shows the way
CalMatters3 Nov, 08:00
Know a young adult? Tell them in California you can register and vote on Election Day
Mongabay3 Nov, 05:18
US couple sentenced for helping finance trade in rhino horn, puma bones, other wildlife parts
Good News Digest3 Nov, 03:53
Brazil has strengthened consumer rights requiring companies to provide access to a human customer service representative, rather than forcing callers through automated systems alone.
CalMatters2 Nov, 19:15
Supreme Court declines to hear Trump’s California 20,000 ballot case. Here’s what to know
Global Voices2 Nov, 18:49
In Kosovo, a new app makes reporting problems to the government fast and easy
theguardian.com2 Nov, 16:22
Google signed an agreement letting around 7,000 UK staff, including at YouTube, organise and meet trade union representatives at work under new employment rights.
The Independent2 Nov, 15:59
Suriname's Saamaka tribe are using GPS and digital mapping to document their ancestral Amazon lands, strengthening their case for legal recognition and forest protection.
Waging Nonviolence2 Nov, 14:02
Will historic protests against ICE shape the midterms?
CalMatters2 Nov, 13:44In Spanish
¿Necesitas más ayuda financiera para la universidad? Esta nueva ley te facilitará solicitarla
A California law signed in September requires colleges to clearly explain by fall 2027 how students can appeal for more financial aid and how institutions calculate costs of attendance.
Mongabay2 Nov, 13:25
Ranchers in Brazil ordered to leave home of Indigenous people living in voluntary isolation
Reasons to be Cheerful2 Nov, 13:20
The Student Movement Addressing Campus Polarization Head On
theguardian.com2 Nov, 13:00
Campaigners in Jamaica won a court injunction blocking government restrictions on Little Dunn's River beach, advancing efforts to keep the coastline open to local communities.
Good News Network2 Nov, 11:30
Over 750 Ukraine Civilians Evacuated from Famine Conditions in Most Substantial Truce of the War
CalMatters2 Nov, 08:00
San Onofre’s nuclear waste is stored on the beach: Will another community agree to take it?
Positive News2 Nov, 04:26
The women’s boxing nights helping abuse survivors
Good News Network1 Nov, 17:53
Housing Nonprofit Funds $16.5 Million in Eviction Relief to Assist Renters
Agência Pública1 Nov, 02:00In Portuguese
Eleger Lula não basta: “Se não radicalizar a gente não sobrevive”, diz editor do Revelando
Lula won re-election in Brazil's second round with 64.26 million votes (51.79%), a result independent outlets like Revelando credit partly to new documentary-style journalism countering disinformation.
Global Voices31 Oct, 09:38
In Kazakhstan, rural women are forming collectives to improve their livelihoods
Los Angeles Times31 Oct
The Fernandeño Tataviam Tribe in California has regained 51 acres of ancestral land, its second land return after more than a century without territory of its own.
who.int31 Oct, 07:31
Moldova has drawn up a long-term national plan to keep providing healthcare to around 100,000 Ukrainian refugees as emergency humanitarian funding runs out, a first for the WHO European Region.
bbc.com31 Oct, 07:13
After a televised appeal by swimmer Archie Goodburn, who has inoperable brain cancer, the UK government pledged a national brain cancer lead and a review within three months.
Agência Pública30 Oct, 13:16In Portuguese
‘Primavera Brasileira’: como ato de estudantes virou onda global contra extrema direita
Student-led protests in Niterói after Brazil's first-round vote helped drive a youth mobilisation that contributed to Lula's reelection by 4.4 million votes, inspiring similar movements in Spain, Mexico and Argentina.
Global Voices30 Oct, 12:37
How the streets and a social media army led Lula to a historic win in Brazil
reuters.com30 Oct, 12:33
Dockworkers at more than 100 ports worldwide walked out in a coordinated strike refusing to handle arms shipments.